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St Peter's Church

📷 Wikipedia · St. Peter's Church (Manhattan) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.92938, -1.44769

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dotted Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dotted Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

St James' WayWalking route110 km

Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

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Cycling

131 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

AshurstCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef S2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

65,466 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

65,466 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds22 species

spring

2026

Blackcap · Nuthatch · Bullfinch · Green Woodpecker · Great Spotted Woodpecker +17

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +18

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
CalviaCalvia
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
CacopsyllaCacopsylla
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

65,466 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

spring

2026

Blackcap · Nuthatch · Bullfinch · Green Woodpecker · Great Spotted Woodpecker +17

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +18

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
CalviaCalvia
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
CacopsyllaCacopsylla
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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